First Federal Bank Partners with Marion County School Board to Teach Financial Literacy to Students with Disabilities

March 05, 2024 by First Federal Bank

First Federal Bank, in collaboration with Karen Mackey from the Marion County School Board and Advent Health Ocala, provided a unique one-day learning experience for a group of student interns with disabilities, aged between 18-22. The focus of this Advent Health Ocala supported one-year unpaid internship is to equip these students with real-world...

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First Federal Bank Introduces New Down Payment Assistance & Mortgage Product to Provide Homebuyers with Affordable Financing

February 23, 2024 by First Federal Bank

The Down Payment Assistance is a second mortgage subsidy to assist borrowers who may be struggling with down payment obligations. The subsidy offers up to $7,500 to cover 100% of down payment and closing costs. Furthermore, eligible active duty and retired military personnel, reserves, law enforcement officers, corrections officers, and educators...

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First Federal Bank Donates to Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida

November 09, 2023 by First Federal Bank

First Federal Bank shared a generous donation of $30,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida and their roofing improvement project for their Northwest location. This contribution highlights First Federal Bank's dedication to the local community and the support of organizations that empower youth.

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First Federal Bank Celebrates 15 Years at Columbia High School

April 18, 2023 by First Federal Bank

First Federal Bank celebrated the 15th anniversary of Tiger Bank, a bank branch located in Columbia High School in Lake City, FL. The celebration attendees included First Federal Bank staff, Thomas Hosford, School Principal, Matthew Greene, Tiger Bank teacher sponsor, and past and current interns. During the celebration, a plaque was unveiled...

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First Federal Bank Announces New Equipment Finance Business Line

April 11, 2023 by First Federal Bank

First Federal Bank announced the initiation of a Corporate Equipment Financing line of business, as the most recent addition to the Capital Solutions division. An elite team has been engaged to specialize in multimillion dollar equipment financing. First Federal Bank’s expanded offering will support customers in our community banking markets as...

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First Federal Bank Named Best Small Bank in Florida by Newsweek for the Third Year in a Row

February 15, 2023 by First Federal Bank

For the third year in a row, First Federal Bank was named in Newsweek’s America’s Best Banks 2023 as the Best Small Bank in Florida.

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First Federal Bank’s John Medina, President and CEO, to serve as North Central Florida Regional Chair for Florida Chamber of Commerce

November 30, 2022 by First Federal Bank

First Federal Bank is honored to announce that their President and CEO, John Medina, has accepted the role of North Central Florida Regional Chair of the Florida Chamber of Commerce for 2023. John has been active with the Florida Chamber for over 30 years and has served on their Board of Directors since 2010.

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Enhanced Banking for Veterans

November 11, 2022 by First Federal Bank

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First Federal Bank Voted as Best Bank

November 07, 2022 by First Federal Bank

First Federal Bank is honored to have received the 2022 recognition of “Best Bank” in 5 of its service areas; this is in addition to having been named by Newsweek as America’s the Best Small Bank in Florida for 2022. As a community-based mutual institution headquartered in Lake City, FL, the bank is owned by its customers rather than stockholders,...

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Scam Alert: Hurricane Ian Charity Fraud

September 28, 2022 by First Federal Bank

Heads-up! There are people exploiting the Hurricane Ian disaster. There are fake Facebook pages, tweets are going out with fake charity websites, and phishing emails are sent out asking for donations to #HurricaneIan Relief Funds that they keep for themselves. Avoid falling for any scams. If you want to make a donation, go to the website of the...

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